User:Mr Serjeant Buzfuz/Electoral history of James Thomas Milton Anderson
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This article is the Electoral history of James Thomas Milton Anderson, the fifth Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, from 1929 to 1934. He was the first Conservative to become Premier, and the first non-Liberal Premier since the Province was established in 1905. He was the first of two Conservative premiers to date.
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Fifth Premier of Saskatchewan
1929-1934
Anderson led the Conservatives in three provincial elections: 1925, 1929 and 1934. He was unsuccessful in the 1925 election. The 1929 election returned a hung parliament, and Anderson successfully defeated the government of Premier Gardiner on a confidence motion in the Legislative Assembly. Anderson took over as Premier at the head of a coalition government. In the 1934 election, the Conservatives were wiped out, not winning a single seat. It was the worst defeat of a provincial government in history. Anderson resigned as Premier and party leader, but remained involved in politics until after the 1938 general election.
Anderson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan three times, twice by contested elections (1925, 1929) and once by acclamation (1929). He was defeated twice (1934, 1938). After the defeat in 1938, he retired from politics.